Report: Cavs willing to trade Nets pick for player under team control

The Brooklyn Nets pick owned by the Cleveland Cavaliers is not necessarily off the table. The line coming from folks has generally been that they would not move it for DeAndre Jordan but that they would be interested in a star player who truly moves the needle in a potential matchup against Golden State.

While they’d surely prefer a player that is still on their rookie deal, it’s hard to come up with players who are on their rookie deals that would also be ready to contribute to a team with championship aspirations.

But players who fit the Gordon mold are Utah’s Rodney Hood, Milwaukee’s Jabari Parker, Boston’s Marcus Smart and Detroit’s Stanley Johnson. It would be an interesting move for the Cavs but it’s also the smart one.

If LeBron leaves, they’d like to have a young player in tow that they could build a competitive team around. And having a younger player would also likely help them in matchups against the athletic teams they could face in the East playoffs such as Boston and Toronto.

We’ll keep on eye on this as the clock is ticking and only five days remain until the trade deadline.

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